Proctitis

Must not donate if:
a) Due to ulcerative colitis.

b) Due to Crohn's disease.

c) Requiring treatment.

If other causes do not exclude and not on treatment, accept.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Malignancy
Sexually Transmitted Disease

Proctitis has been linked to stress and food intolerance. It is also associated with infection and this may be sexually transmitted, particularly through anal sex. It may be caused by inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and post radiation therapy. The latter is likely to have been given for malignancy so, as with inflammatory bowel disease, will lead to exclusion from donation.

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The ‘see if relevant’ section was updated as part of the implementation of recommendations from the FAIR study.

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